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Evidence of diversity among epidemiologically related carbapenemase-producing Acinetobacter baumannii strains belonging to international clonal lineage II.
Journal of clinical microbiology - 1 Mar 2012
Minandri Fabrizia, D'Arezzo Silvia, Antunes Luísa C S, Pourcel Christine, Principe Luigi, Petrosillo Nicola, Visca Paolo
Abstract excerpt
Carbapenem-resistant Acinetobacter baumannii strains belonging to international clonal lineage II (ICL-II) have become predominant in intensive care units (ICUs) throughout Italy. Between 2005 and 2009, the carbapenem-hydrolyzing class D β-lactamase (CHDL) bla(OXA-23) gene became more prevalent than bla(OXA-58) among epidemic ICL-II strains showing extensive genetic similarity. These findings posed the question...
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